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Direct linkSmith, Bryan; González-Lloret, Marta – Language Teaching, 2021
This paper discusses key concepts in the emerging field of technology-mediated task-based language teaching (TMTBLT) and provides a research agenda for moving this sub-field forward in a theoretically sound and data-driven way. We first define TMTBLT and discuss the importance of considering technological affordances and specific learning contexts…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Wen, Qiufang – Language Teaching, 2018
The production-oriented approach (POA) has been developed over ten years to overcome the weaknesses in English instruction in tertiary education in Mainland China. The POA tries to integrate the strengths of Western instructional approaches with Chinese contextual features and consists of three components: (a) teaching principles; (b) teaching…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Cheng, Liying; Sun, Youyi; Ma, Jia – Language Teaching, 2015
No area of language assessment research in the past 20 years has received a greater increase in attention than washback research. Beginning with the seminal work of Alderson & Wall (Alderson & Wall 1993; Wall & Alderson 1993), an evolving body of empirical washback studies has been conducted worldwide, especially in countries where…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Testing Problems, Second Language Learning, Language Tests
McNamara, Tim – Language Teaching, 2011
A feature of language assessment internationally is its role in the enforcement of language policies established by governments and other educational and cultural agencies. This trend has led to the near-universal adoption of curriculum and assessment frameworks, the clearest example of which is the Common European Framework of Reference for…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Guidelines, Language Tests
Stoynoff, Stephen – Language Teaching, 2009
This review article surveys recent developments and validation activities related to four large-scale tests of L2 English ability: the iBT TOEFL, the IELTS, the FCE, and the TOEIC. In addition to describing recent changes to these tests, the paper reports on validation activities that were conducted on the measures. The results of this research…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Measures (Individuals), Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Ellis, Rod – Language Teaching, 2010
Various positions regarding the Second Language Acquisition (SLA)-Language Pedagogy (LP) nexus have been advanced. Taking these as a starting point, this article will examine the nature of the SLA/LP relationship both more generally and more concretely. First, it will place the debates evident in the different positions regarding the relationship…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Teacher Collaboration, Researchers, Teacher Educators
